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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-29
AFFAIRS At TaE CAPITAL.
COMMITTEE OF THE CONSTITU
TI0NAL CENTENNIAL
Committee Calls on the President
and Arrange the Programme
for the Celebration.

WASHINGTON, July ga commit.
tee from Philadelphia representing the
Constitutional Centennial Commits.
sion, headed by The Hon. John A. Kas-
son, had conference with the Presi.
dent at the White House today and
agreed upon programme for the cele.
bration as follows:
September l6-h professional, in.
dustrial display, contrasting the com.
mercs and industrial and social char.
acteristics OF the country in 1887 with
those OF 1887. In the evening the
Governor Of Pennsylvania will hold a
reception In honor OF the Governors Of
the States and Territories.
September 18th-The military pa.
rade and review by the President OF
the regiments and companies OF the
militia OF the several States and Terri.
tories, accompanied by their respect.
i've Governors and Stats, and
by such forces OF the army and navy
Of the United States as shall be de-
tailed for that purpose. In the even.
ing Of the same day the President Of
the United States will receive the Gov
ernors OF the several States and Ter
ritories, the representatives OF foreign
governments, the military and the PEG.
pie at large.
September l7th.-The special ser
vice OF the commemorstion will occur.
The President will preside. Mr.. Jus.
tice Miller OF the United States Su.
preme Court, will deliver an Grafton.
THE UPPER MissIssIPPI.
The annual report OF Msjor A. Mac
ken zie. United States engineer, upon
the improvement OF the navigation OF
the Mississippi between st. Paul and
Des Moines rapids, has been received
by the chief Of engineers. In bis gen.
eral remarks he Gays: "The works
heretofore carried out have continued
10 exercise a moet beneficial effect,
and al points where Improvement
have been carried to completion, CO.
rious trouble has been done away
with; but new difficulties are liable 10
arise ct points where no work has yet
been carried out. The reeults alread v
accomplished show that tho Mississi D.
pi river, between st. Paul aud the Des
Moines rapids can be put In such con-
dition rs TO make navigation sure and
comparatively easy; but TO accomplish
this requires hme ard continued
work under liberal appropriations.
The river was extremely low
last fall, and Is now in
the same condition, and Temporary
difficulty has been experienced at un.
improved points, but the ability Of
the works OF construction In connec.
lion In some cases with dredging, 10
rapidly make and maintain q nAviaga.
BILE channel At such points has been
fully demonstrated. As has been here.
tofore explained, II is desirable II the
radical improvement Of the upper
Mississippi 10 10 be continued and car.
ried 10 successful completion that II
should be carried on under liberal
appropriations. As an amount that
can be expended durlI z the fsca year
ending June 80, 1891 submit m esti-
mate OF sl,5OO,000. Mel. Mackenzie
recommends the following specific up.
preparations: $4,000 for enag boats
aud dredgos, $50, 495 for completing
the improvements at Des MONIES Rap.
ids and sl8,250 TO complete drydock
OF Dee Moines canal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
Tufs Hunting Extraordinary.

Intelligence from Franzensbad says that
female relic hunters fairly stormed and ran
sacked, III Hotel Huebner, the rooms which
Prince Bismarck had occupied during his re-
cent brief stay. The same apartments in
which the iron chancellor had worked at the
maintenance of the worlds peace became the
scene of a stand UP fight among the fair in
tluders. Everything that the prince couIC
possibly have touched was declared a gooG
prize-paper clippings, quilts, candle an,
cigar ends, toothpicl<s, pencils and the print
tive porcelain inl1stand itself Some of the
most intrepid invaders are said to have pene-
trated into the sanctum and to have tri-
umphantly carried CT the soap, soap dishes,
and glasses of the washstand, and one in par
ticular, an uncomfortable piece of furniture,
which jeweler was ordered to cover with
gold wire.-PariS American Register.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
The Palm Reading Nuisance.

Allow me space for protest against the
latest craze of society-ana.eur palmistry.
The practice is as easy as table turning or
working planchette, and therefore is spread
ing rapidly A couple of hours study Of a
shilling manual and a preliminary examine
ton of two or three hands viii provide the
necessary smattering of knowledge.
You can hardly now find anysOcial gather
ing, from wedding breakfast to a picnic, at
which some lady or gentleman does not pro-
fesS the occult art or science, and as curiosity
is quite as prevalent a social curse as ever it
was, of course you have in your turn, to sur
render your hand for investigation. Let me
at once admit that the requisite nlaInpulatiOnS
of ones hand by a fair experimenter are not
altogether unpleasant to the corpus vile, and
one does not mind hearing little harmless
nonsense about "lines Of life, s" mounts Of
Jupiter and Mercury" stars" crosses" and
the Like; but 1 do not ike to be told that my
finger tips are "quarreisOme," and when the
young lady gravely raises her eyes to mine
and SAYS, You have twice betrayed a trust
ing heart, ard once it was through avarice,"
l feel positively uncomfortable. Especially
annoying is it to have ones wife come up
Just in time to hear, From first to last your
career has BEEN and viii be, dominated by
the influence of three wOmen" Worst of all,
you are expected to admit that there may be
something IN all IAiS anu CHdG ILIe SlpJl HIS
certainly made some startling hits. If you
pooh-pOoh it, every one at once concludes
that you resent being told bitter home truths.
The palmist of the clubs has no redeem
ing features. His touch is unpleasant, and
he does not strive to say what he can in you.
favor. On the contrary, 1 believe that, I'M
der cover of his pretended art he delights i.
a disagreeable plainness of speech, for which
under ordinary circumstances one would
kick him. On the other hand, have heard
him butter some of my friends in manner
wholly contemplate
Let me put this dilemma. If the palmist
can read my history and character upon my
hand, he ought to be bound by the secrecy of
the confessional. If he cannot he is a mere
humbug.-Cor London Standard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
Proportions of the Canning business

The preservation of fish, vegetables and
fruits by the canning process, known as her
metical sealing, is by no means a new idea OF
recent years, but to such tremendous proper
lions has the canning process reached that it
is now a separate industry and thousands re-
ceive employment in the various canneries
which are distributed throughout the eastern
and western states of the onion. 1t is said
that the canning of goods as a business was
commenced in the United States during the
Mexican war, and during the rebellion it
rapidly developed into leading industry.
To-day the different articles that are pre-
served in this way are almost innumerable,
and in addition to fish, fruits and vegetables
there are poultry, meats. chowder, soups,
plum buildings, hash, baked beans, sauces,
etc. and as the prejudice against them, arts
ing from fear of poisoning, has been entirely
overcome by the extreme care exercised III
the canneries, powerfully influenced, no
doubt, by the stringent laws that have been
made, the consumption of canned goods is
now simply enormous. There are hundreds
of packers distributed all over the country
and there is a very great variation in the
quality of the goods packed.-Chicago Tri-
b1I0P
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04

De less advice you gin widout pay de
mo credit you will receive fur bein'
chuck-fun o. wisdom.-Brother Gard
ner
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
COSMOPOLITAN ENGLAND.
A Glance at the Al vertRsing Columns al
4be London Tin as-sEIan Service.

A Glance at the Al vert sing Columns ei
the London TiI~es-EIaH Service.
England owns mOLe ocean going tonnage
than all the rest OF the world, and her trade
for foreign lands is more extensive than that
of any other country. Her merchants and
her ships are in all ports. The traders Of Lon
don seem to have the most Intimate conEec-
tons with merchants in every quarter OF the
globe
A glance at the general advertising col
Inlns Of The London Times viii give one
clear idea of the ramifcations of hercomInerce.
Here one will see in a single page announce
ments of the sailing Of ships of every class
and bound about everywhel z, and offerings
of merchandise in any quantity and Of al
types, and the products of all lands. But
look at a few special advertisements will give
one a clear idea of England's outlying bust
ness connections.
Here among the wants are calls for men to
fill situations in all ATTITUDES, aud also notices
of persons in need of places whose addresses
range from the pole TO the equator. In the
"for SALE columns are offerings Of coffee
plantations in CeylOn, sugar estates in India
and Cuba, chateaus in France and Spain,
ranches and mines in the United States,
barOniaI halls and deer forests in Scotland,
iron mines in Russia and indigo fields In the
east
Just below an advertisement in this London
paper Of situations wanted of London foot
men and coachmen l fine this notice, which
is from far Bengal:
OCCURRED T8IlIEDIATELY-AF FIRST CLASS
IL stud groom, to take charge Of the stables Of
a native chief in Bengal Good character indis-
pensable. Must be = good hOrSeTnan and under
stand veterinary work. Age between 30 and 40
Unmarried preferred. For particulars apply to
II. ST. JOIN KNELLER. ESQ, Oriental club, Han
over square, w.
AS incidental to the subject it is inter
eSting to note that Englands mail service,
domestic or foreign, which is Of the best char
acter, gives every facility iOr postal commune
cation between her hoIre and distant people;
and this postal interchange is rapidly on the
increase. The annual growth Of Englands
population is about per cent The increase
in her correspondence has been going on
within the last thirty years at about the rate
of 6 per cent Thirty years ago the average
of letters to each person was fifteen, to-day
forty two-a larger average than that of any
other country.--Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
Gen. Gordon's Pocket Bible.

In one of the great picture galleries at
Windsor castle are several precious caskets,
among other exquisite Objects de vertu.
Queen Victoria entered, recently, with a
small book in her hand, and asked the keeper
OF these treasures which was the most rare
and valuable of all the caskets He showed
her one made of pure rock crystal, ornamented
with gold and enamel In this casket the
queen placed the small book-GeneraI Cor
dons pocket Bible, annotated and marked by
his own hand-Frank Leslies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04

"Selfshness on fire" is Sam Jones' de-
Ilnition of hell
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
injury to the Eve.

Two German Psychologists have calcu-
lated the relative liability of injury to the
eye, finding that, if all parts of the body
were equally exposed to injury, wounds
of the eve would bear to wounds of other
parts the proportion of about one in 600.
AS matter OF fact, the actual proportion
IS more than twenty times as great, or
Sc in /, OO0.-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
swtss-Ita1ian vineyard in California.

The Swiss-Italian colony which pur-
chased 1,50O acres of land in Sonoms
county, California, five years ago has
planted half of it in vineyards, at cost of
100000, all of which labor has been done
by white men, Chicago Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
An Exclamation.

#uaignant Boarder-Mrs Winks, when
" rned last night l found no lamp in
Hr ON, and this morning l saw that
-. ew novel l was reading had disap-
.... I. Mrs. Winks-Yes, sir You see.
ced the girl forgot to put the lamp
$50, so I thought you wouldn't need
the novel It's a very interesting one,
World.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
Had IT on Her Mind.

In d neighboring town the other day little
Oirl went into the postOffice and In all limo
cence asked the delivery clerk for bolt OF
black dress binding. The clerk laughed and
the little girl explained matters by saying
that she had been sent TO the store ior IhaO
o,.+;cl, and had if on her mind. Again boy
,,,a1lred into the same place and asked if there
vras o,vtbing for O'Clock. He was looking
at the clock when he spoke and forgot what
what he was t:sl,ing notwithstanding.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
Writing the Christmas Stories.

writing the Christmas Stories.
-aZine EditOr-It is time to arrange
Christmas stories.
istant I have engaged them.
e tn authors at works"
S, tic" have dubbed together, hired
N IL an ice house, and 1 send the
boy around twice a day to jingle
bells under the window. Omaha
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04

The loneliness which come over a dude when
he's tired of himself is too profound to
fGthom. Philadelphia Call
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05

Fahrenheit, usually regarded as the
inventor of the common mercurial
thermometer, was born. 1t was he
who first noticed that water boils at
different degrees of temperature, ac-
cording to the weight of the atmos-
pheric column resting upon it-that
is requires, for instance, less heat to
make it boil on the summit than at
the foot of a high mountain. Wher-
ever the English language prevails
the graduation of Fahrenheit is gen
orally preferred.
Friday, Dec. %, l742, Sir Isaac
Newton, the illustrious philosopher,
was born.
Friday, Nov. 10, 1913, Martin
Luther was born at Elsleben, in the
county of Mansfield, in Upper Sax
ony.
Friday, Sept. 5, 1852, the first
American theater was opened in
Williamsburg, Va.
Friday, June 3, the first steam
vessel that ever crossed the Atlantic,
the Savannah, sailed from Savannah
to- Liverpool.
The Great Eastern left the Irish
coast to lay the Atlantic cable on
Friday, and reached Hearts Content
on Friday.
George. Stevenson, the father Of
railways, was born on Friday.
To these, continues the report, may
be added innumerable' other happy
condolences that happened on Fri
day, demonstrating the fact that it is
not an unlucky day.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05
The Tear 'Kerchief.

In some portions of Tyrol peculiar
and beautiful custom still prevails.
When a girl is about to be married,
before she leaves home to 60 to the
church, her motherhands her a hand
kerchief, which is called tear 'ker-
chief. 1t is made of newly-spun
linen and has never been used. 1t is
with this 'kerchief that she dries her
tears when she leaves her fathers
house and while she stands at the
altar. After the marriage is over
and the bride has gone with her hus-
band to their new home, she folds up
the 'kerchief and places it unwashed
in her linen closet, where it remains
untouched. The tear 'kerchief has
only performed half of its mission.
Children are born, grow up, marry
and move away from the old home.
Each daughter receives from the
mother new tear 'kerchief. Her
own remains where it was placed in
the linen closet the day of the mar
rage, and there it remains until her
death, when it is taken from its place
and spread over the placid features Of
the dead, never to be removed until
we are summoned to come forth on
the resurrection morn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05

ture will most exasperatingly and
calmly perform her functions, if Rob-
ert is not answered. You know
when the first steamer crossed the
Atlantic a great philosopher was de-
livering most conclusive argument
to prove that by no possibility could
steam vessel cross the ocean, and
that provoking steamer came snort
ing and sizzling and splurging right
into the harbor. Boys, so will Gods
foolish children 60 right on praying
and preaching and dying and going
to heaven, in spite of argument"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05
The General Purpose Plan.

Agricola in Hoard's Dairyman.
A General Purpose Man-Who
raises a little of many things to pay
little ofmany debts. Milks a
General Purpose Cow-A littlegood
forevery purpose, and little for any,
ina
General Purpose Barn-Sifts the
storms and stunts the stock; and sets
the milk in a
General Purpose Room-For cook
ing, washing, eating and smoking ;
to be cared for by
General Purpose Woman-Who
has everything to do in the house,
and part out of doors. They take
their butter to a
General Purpose Merchant Who
buys butter to catch trade, land charges
extra on goods to make up loss on
butter. Who buys it at
General Purpose Price, THE same
for good and for bad, to avoid offense
and puts it in the
General Purpose Corner,-All in
the same barrel with pile of Goldfish
on one side, and the kerosene barrel
on the other, and ships it toa
General Purpose Packer Who
hides filth with color, and flavor with
salt. He sends it to "a
General Purpose Commission Firm
You know 'em, Fleecem, Cheatem
& Co., who sell goods to pay rent,
cigars and drinks, and write letters
to keep shippers hoping; who sell ii
toa
General Purpose Grocer,-Whose
purpose is generally or always to
make his customers think the butter
the very finest fresh dairy. Who
palms is off upon
General Purpose Customer,-In
whom the butter develops a general
. purpose to do without butter as long
as he can, and then buy oleomarga.
rine,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05
Ingersoll and His Arguments.

In answer to an inquiry by some
Of his students as to whether the
arguments of Ingersoll are unanswer-
able, college president answers them
in the Andover Review as follows:
can infidel is an abnormal growth,
and nature feels funny oncein awhile
and creates freak, e: g.! the living
skeleton; the fat woman; the two
headed girl. So there is about one
infidel to a million sane men. The
most of these noisy fellows are anna
teur infdels. They talk Ingersoll in
fair weather and pray themselves
hoarse every time it thunders. A
well-developed case of cholera NOR
bus will knock their infdelity out of
them and leave them In a cold sweat
like a china dog in an ice house. l
know them. The most of them are
like the boy who runs away from
home, and comes back to stay with
his father nights. Then, again, boys,
take look around you when you in
vest another fifty cents to hear Inger-
soil on liberty and compare the
crowd with the kind of people you
find in almost any church. Is it the
odor ofsanctity you smell? Hardly,
boys, hardly. But you can eat pea
nuts there, and choke on the shells,
while you applaud the funny jokes
about heaven where yoa know in
your hearts your dear mother is OIL
hear the humble Nazarene ridiculed,
who, you think, and always will
think, gave a home to your weary
old father when he left the earth,
Yes, boys, IngersolPs arguments are
unanswerable, and l think the season
will come along, and the churches
will continue to bloom, and all ma
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05

acknowledges dat it was tended
fur me ter steal the calf"

acknowledges dat it was tended
fur me ter steal the calf"
eyes"
"Grees dat it amt my fault"
eyes"
"Wall, Use much erbleeged ter yer
fur SEEM de p'ints in SIGH er clear
light. I'll now bid yer good day,
Squire"
"Hold on.'
"Whut's de matter now? Any o.
de p'ints dat yer doan un'erstand?"
ooh, no; 1 understand them all. 1
understand them all. l understand
that it was intended for you to steal
the calf"
"Zackly son."
"And, also understand it was
intended for me to bind you over to
appear before the grand jury"
"Who, me?"
"Rather. You see we are not re-
sponsible for the great arrangements
that were made at the beginning Of
the world. Take him away, address
ing the officer.
"Dis beats any 'rangement / eber
Seed" Jasper muttered, as he was
taken away. SIN er court like dis ola
run right ober de Bible an all de
great Engagements. Makes me tired,
it do. Come holdin' me 'sponsible
fur things dat was laid out long TO
wuz BON. Wouldn't lib in SIGH OF
country as dis. 'Ligion doan hep er
man er bit"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-05
PATENTS.
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Solicitor Of American & Foreign Patents
925 F Street, n. w.
Near U. s. Patent Office, Washington, D. C.

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Gs-No agency in the United States pos
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